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I'm just ready for the season to start... I'm pumped to start riding great coasters again like Invertigo, The Beast, Flight of Fear, Racer, Vortex and others. I'm also intrigued to see what Action Zone looks like without SoB or Thunder Alley; riding Flight Deck sure will be a different experience.

I like most rides but Thunder Alley definitely comes to mind, only because you drove around in an oval, which can get old after a few rounds. Also, the seats were very unusual. Edit: I thought WindSeeker was really lame the first time I rode it, but now it's just a nice break from the action.

So, for me, it's a tie between Adventure Express and FoF. I had originally voted for Adventure Express because of its theming in the tunnels, but I changed my vote to Flight of Fear because I feel like FoF's theme is more consistent throughout and extends for a longer period of time (AE's individually themed tunnels vs. FoF's long themed line + the station), plus, it does have more of a themed line than AE does. 13 days!

I think Diamondback is pretty cool (especially in the back), but Invertigo is probably my favorite coaster at KI. Beast, Vortex, Flight of Fear and Flight Deck are pretty awesome too. Also, welcome to KIC dollmandback.

I thought this was a really good article and I too love wondering what could have been at theme parks. I'm especially interested in the "lost projects" at Kings Island. I remember asking a question about this on the 5 @ 5 (when it was conducted via Facebook) and I got a reply about the original plans for the Flying Dutchman.

So far, so good .

I think Adventure Express has a unique smell. I also enjoy the smell of grease on The Racer and hot pavement. 33 days!

Thanks for the pics, ohiocolts. I also didn't realize how massive SoB was. The Cincy pictures were cool too; I especially like the 5th one.

That would work.

I think a perfect Kings Island for me would be most of the old Paramount ride names back (though I'd keep the name Invertigo and maybe the new paint scheme). The Racer would also have a backwards side again. Also, the kid's area(s) would be Nickelodeon Central and Hanna-Barbara again (and re-themed as such, but without Scooby's Ghoster Coaster). Finally, although we can't bring Son of Beast back as it's too large of a ride, I'd love a huge coaster that makes as big of an impact on the coaster world/Kings Island as Son of Beast did when it first opened (before all of SoB's issues).

As I'd said in another thread, I do have some Kings Island and Cedar Point buttons. I also have some maps of Kings Island, Cedar Point and Six Flags Great America. The oldest items I have are probably a Kings Dominion brochure from 2001 (promoting HyperSonic XLC) and a 2005 Kings Island map. I also collect t-shirts. I only have my Diamondback First Rider shirt now, but I used to have a Maverick shirt (now it's in really bad condition), a Comet (Great Escape in NY) shirt and even an Incredible Hulk shirt (Universal). I think I also used to have a Top Gun (now Afterburn) shirt from Carowinds. EDIT: I also have a newer Spongebob Souvenir cup (it now holds pencils).

I noticed this too when I first saw it

Today I noticed that the front cover of the Mason, OH edition of Our Town Magazine is a photo of people riding The Racer wearing Coasting for Kids shirts. Inside I found a huge article on Kings Island; check it out (it's on pages 12-19)... http://issuu.com/cincinnati/docs/mason-our-town-april-2013 There's also a small article about The Beach waterpark reopening.

At first I thought this announcement/addition was sort-of random (like it came out of left field ), but now I really like the idea. I'm not a huge sports fan, but I do enjoy baseball and pulled pork.

These pictures look really cool I especially like #41 and the pictures that show the rest of the park from the lift (like #9 and #34)

I really like the new paint job. Reminds me of when Flying Ace was themed as Rugrat's Runaway Reptar.